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I don't know about the Doc's in Portland but there is an excellent team in Denver, Colorado. If you could go there it would be well worth the trip. A Dr. Kumar works with Dr. Freed. It would be worth a try. Bev McNeill -----Original Message----- From: Peggy Thornton [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 12:33 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Specialist in Portland, Oregon My mother has been recently diagnosed with Parkinson's. We are still in the early stages of learning about treatment options. She has been on selegiline (not sure if I spelled that correctly) for the past two months but is still having major. perhaps even increasing problems with gait, constipation, depression etc.. We live in a Coos Bay, a relatively small town in Oregon and her doctor is about to refer us to Oregon Health Science University. Does anyone on the list have a particular doctor they would recommend that we try and request? What type of tests, examinations etc.. should we try and have done in Portland. My mother's doctor here is very kind and I think competent, but is young and has had very limited experience with Parkinson's cases. My mother has an appointment tomorrow where the doctor will be writing the referral and I would like to be as knowledgeable as I can be in talking to him about where to go from here. Both, my mom and I have been reading the list for the past couple of months. We have appreciated everyone's postings and openness. I'm sure as time goes by mom will be adding her own postings. Sincerely, Peggy Thornton